[PRCo] Re: Other surviving car houses

[Harold Geissenheimer]

About Glenwood on 2d Ave.

The admin building is a City of Pgh police and neighborhood facility.

Harold Geissenheimer

John Swindler wrote:

> Thanks Ed.  What about McKeesport??  Wasn't the West Penn car house still
> standing when we had our tour???  What about the PRC barn (on street leading
> towards Wilmerding)??
>
> I guess for record, Craft Ave. leveled for Magee Hospital expansion;
> Bunkerhill leveled for apartment building;  what about Glenwood???
>
> Could this be the start of a series of then-now photos (creative reuse) as a
> PTM exhibit or Trolley Fare pictorial????
>
> John
>
> >From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <twg at pulsenet.com>
> >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> >Subject: [PRCo] Re: Other surviving car houses
> >Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:56:28 -0400
> >
> >
> >Keating was razed in the 1964-65 era to build Ross Garage.  Herron Hill
> >burned about 1967.  Rankin and Ingram are still there, as is Wilmerding.
> >The Homewood Shops have new uses now.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> >[mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org]On Behalf Of John
> >Swindler
> >Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 9:42 AM
> >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> >Subject: [PRCo] Re: Other surviving car houses
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Would central Penna. be getting too far afield??  The Lancaster, Ephrata
> >and
> >Lebanon had two car barns.  Both still exist.  The one in Lebanon has the
> >rails still exposed in the concrete floor.  Likewise Conestoga's
> >Millersville carbarn still exists.
> >
> >In Harrisburg, Capital Area Transit uses the former Harrisburg Railways
> >carbarn.  Still had some rails and pits about 15 years ago.  Likewise
> >Valley
> >Railways barn in Lemoyne still stands but rail covered over.  Old carbarns
> >in Reading, Altoona, Johnstown and Allentown are used as current transit
> >authority bus garages.  (but haven't checked recently. any updates?)
> >
> >Pittsburgh industrial archeology question:  How much is left of Rankin,
> >Ingram and Keating car barns??  And Manchester??  (was it plowed under and
> >new bus garage built, or was old car house reused??)  What about Taggert
> >St.??  Herron Hill??
> >
> >John
> >
> > >From: Derrick J Brashear <shadow at dementia.org>
> > >Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > >To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> > >Subject: [PRCo] Re: Other survivng car houses
> > >Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 22:44:54 -0400 (EDT)
> > >
> > >
> > >On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, robert netzlof wrote:
> > >
> > > > Since Indiana is probably getting pretty far afield
> > > > for a 'Burgh-centric group, I'll refrain from
> > > > mentioning the old car barn in DuBois.
> > >
> > >DuBois is in western PA last I checked, so have at it
> > >
> > >-D
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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